Grantee Name
Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF)
Funding Area
Special Projects Fund
Publication Date
July 2015
Grant Amount
$300,000
Grant Date:
October 2010 – April 2014
Poor nutrition is linked to the twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity.
Many of New York’s low-income communities are commonly referred to as food deserts because residents lack access to healthy, affordable foods. Without healthy food options, residents are left to shop at corner stores that primarily sell high-fat, high-sugar, and heavily processed foods. To increase fresh and healthy food options in low-income communities across New York State, Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), in partnership with The Food Trust and The Reinvestment Fund, launched the New York Healthy Food and Healthy Communities Fund.
In 2010, NYHealth awarded LIIF a grant to assist with the launch and project implementation of the New York Healthy Food and Healthy Communities Fund.